US20030089325A1 - Ignition electrode arrangement at an internal combustion engine - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to an ignition electrode arrangement for an internal combustion engine, according to the precharacterizing clause of Patent claim 1, and to a method according to the precharacterizing clause of Patent claim 16.
- an ignition electrode arrangement in which a positive electrode and an earth electrode are assembled in a sparking plug which is mounted removably in the cylinder head of the engine and has a fixed spark gap.
- One object of the invention is to produce an improved ignition electrode arrangement. Another object is to make possible improved spark control and in this way improved combustion control. A further object is to bring about a variable spark position.
- both the electrodes By making both the electrodes movable, a possibility is afforded for changing the size and/or the position of the spark gap.
- By furthermore controlling the size of the spark gap as a function of the current operating situation it is possible to produce an optimum ignition spark for the current operating situation, which in turn results in advantages with regard to the possibility of, in combination with other combustion-related parameters, such as, for example, ignition time, type of fuel/air mixture, the turbulence configuration in the cylinder, temperature, degree of supercharging, compression etc., refining the combustion process in order to achieve advantages with regard to the environment, fuel consumption, drivability in different situations etc.
- FIG. 1 shows a diagrammatic view of a cylinder in an engine with an ignition electrode arrangement according to the invention
- FIGS. 2 - 4 show variants of the embodiment in FIG. 1,
- FIGS. 5 a and 5 b show a view V-V in FIG. 4, with parts in different positions,
- FIG. 6 shows a variant of the embodiment in FIG. 4,
- FIG. 7 shows a simplified part view from FIG. 6,
- FIG. 8 shows a section along VIII-VIII in FIG. 7.
- FIG. 1 shows diagrammatically a cylinder 1 in an internal combustion engine, otherwise not shown in greater detail, with spark ignition, in this case of the Otto type.
- a piston 4 reciprocates in a cylinder block 2 which is covered at the top by a cylinder head 3 .
- the cylinder 1 is provided with an ignition electrode arrangement 5 for igniting a fuel mixture introduced into the cylinder.
- Customary inlet and outlet valves in the cylinder, as well as other conventional components, have been omitted for the sake of simplicity and clarity, but do of course form part of the engine described.
- the ignition electrode arrangement 5 includes an ignition means 6 which is fastened removably in the cylinder head 3 and forms a first electrode 7 , and a second electrode 8 mounted on the cylinder head 3 .
- a second electrode 9 which is arranged on the piston 4 and is here designed as a raised portion laterally offset relative to the ignition means 6 , is also present in addition to the second electrode 8 .
- the first electrode 7 is arranged movably in the ignition means 6 and can, by means of an operating device 10 arranged on the ignition means 6 , be displaced to and fro in the direction of the double arrow 11 , essentially in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder.
- an operating device 10 arranged on the ignition means 6
- the first electrode 7 is therefore movable relative to the cylinder head 3 and relative to the piston 4
- it is possible to vary the size of the spark gap by means of the operating device 10 which, for the purpose, can suitably be controlled by a control unit 13 forming part of the ignition system of the vehicle in order in this way to vary the size of the spark gap as a function of suitable operating parameters, according to requirements.
- the control unit 13 control the ignition voltage also as a function of suitable operating parameters, according to requirements, and in this manner to achieve further improved ignition control.
- the second electrode 8 is also mounted movably and can, by means of an operating device 14 , be displaced to and fro in the direction of the double arrow 15 . For this purpose, it runs in a sealed manner in a curved guide 12 in the cylinder head.
- the operating device 14 like the operating device 10 , is also advantageously controlled by the control unit 13 forming part of the ignition system.
- the second electrode 8 forms an earth electrode and can, if appropriate, be mounted on a roller in the operating device 14 .
- the second electrode 8 mounted in the cylinder head is also movable, an improved possibility is afforded for setting a spark gap size which is suitable for a current operating situation, so that the spark has optimum effect.
- the first electrode 7 is movable in the same manner as in FIG. 1, while the second electrode 8 is mounted pivotably in the cylinder head 3 , in a plane essentially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the cylinder, in order in this way to make it possible to change the size of the spark gap to the ignition means 6 .
- the pivoting movement is controlled by means of the operating device 14 so as to impart a movement according to the double arrow 15 .
- the necessary sealing between the second electrode 8 and the cylinder head 3 has been omitted here for the sake of clarity.
- the second electrode 8 can be displaced axially to and fro in a guide 12 in the cylinder head 3 . Displacement in the direction of the double arrow 15 is brought about by means of the operating device 14 .
- the first electrode 7 is movable in the same manner as in FIG. 1.
- the first electrode 7 is not only axially displaceable in the direction of the double arrow 11 but also pivotable in the direction of the double arrow 16 , essentially about the longitudinal direction of the ignition means 6 .
- the second electrode 8 is pivotable in the direction of the double arrow 17 in addition to being axially displaceable in the direction of the double arrow 15 .
- the first electrode 7 constitutes an arm which projects radially from the end of a spindle 7 a mounted movably in the ignition means 6 .
- the second electrode 8 constitutes an arm which projects radially from the end of a spindle 8 a mounted movably in the cylinder head 3 .
- the relative movement between the first and second electrodes 7 , 8 according to the double arrows 16 , 17 can be seen in greater detail in FIG. 5 a , in which the electrodes are in one of many possible relative positions.
- the spindle 8 a of the second electrode 8 is mounted in a holder 18 which is mounted rotatably in the cylinder head 3 and, by means of the operating device 14 , can be rotated about an axis essentially parallel to the axis of the cylinder 1 .
- the second electrode 8 can also be moved in the lateral direction relative to the first electrode 7 , for example from a position shown in FIG. 5 a to a position shown in FIG. 5 b closer to the first electrode 7 .
- movement according to the double arrows 16 and 17 is also still possible.
- the spindle 8 a of the second electrode 8 is mounted directly in the cylinder head 3 for movement according to the double arrows 15 , 17 by means of the operating device 14 .
- the first electrode 7 is movable in the same manner as in FIG. 4 and is therefore movable according to the double arrows 11 , 16 . Possible movements of the electrodes 7 and 8 are shown in greater detail in FIGS. 7 and 8.
- the ignition means 6 can be combined with a device for fuel injection, the tip of this device suitably being designed so as to be displaceable/rotatable according to requirements.
- the second electrode 8 can also be combined with a fuel injection device arranged in a fixed or movable manner.
- the invention can be applied to spark-ignited engines of the Otto type, but there is of course nothing to prevent the invention being applied instead to, for example, a two-stroke engine or another type of spark-ignited engine.
- the adjustability of the electrodes and thus the adjustability of the size and/or the position of the spark gap proposed according to the invention make it possible in a suitable manner to change the spark gap and the spark position as a function of the current operating situation, if appropriate in combination with control of the ignition voltage. In this way, a possibility is afforded for influencing the combustion in the cylinder advantageously so that improvements can be achieved with regard to, for example, fuel consumption, drivability and environmental aspects.
- the first electrode is 35 intended to be positive and the second electrode negative.
- a reversed embodiment is nevertheless also possible. It is furthermore possible to arrange both the first and the second electrode in the ignition means and then to make both movable in the indicated manner.
Abstract
In an ignition electrode arrangement at a cylinder in an internal combustion engine, for example an Otto-engine, a first electrode (7) and a second electrode (8) co-operate with each other, the first electrode (7) being arranged on an ignition means (6) secured to a cylinder head. Both electrodes (7, 8) are movable in order to enable a change in the size of the spark gap. The electrodes are each manipulated by means of an operating device (10, 14) that is controlled by a control unit (13) included in the ignition system of the engine.
Description
- The invention relates to an ignition electrode arrangement for an internal combustion engine, according to the precharacterizing clause of Patent claim 1, and to a method according to the precharacterizing clause of Patent claim 16.
- In an internal combustion engine with spark ignition, use is normally made of an ignition electrode arrangement in which a positive electrode and an earth electrode are assembled in a sparking plug which is mounted removably in the cylinder head of the engine and has a fixed spark gap.
- In order to achieve better combustion conditions in the case of inter alia low load, it is desirable to be able to use a larger spark gap than a conventional sparking plug allows, and the use has therefore been proposed of an electrode arrangement in which the sparking plug has only a positive electrode and the earth electrode is arranged on the piston of the cylinder. By selecting a suitable ignition time, it is in this way possible to obtain the desired electrode distance. However, a disadvantage is that, with a large spark gap, it is not always possible to produce a satisfactory spark because, for practical reasons, the ignition voltage has to be limited and is therefore not always adequate. In this connection, there is a risk that the spark will, instead of striking the piston, strike the cylinder head close to the sparking plug, with various disadvantages as a consequence.
- In order to achieve a larger spark gap than with a conventional sparking plug, positioning a fixed earth electrode on the cylinder head has also been tried instead of having an earth electrode on the sparking plug. However, this solution does not allow the size of the spark gap to be changed, which is possible when the earth electrode is positioned on the piston.
- One object of the invention is to produce an improved ignition electrode arrangement. Another object is to make possible improved spark control and in this way improved combustion control. A further object is to bring about a variable spark position.
- These objects are achieved by means of an ignition electrode arrangement having the features indicated in Patent claim 1 and by a method having the features indicated in Patent claim 16.
- By making both the electrodes movable, a possibility is afforded for changing the size and/or the position of the spark gap. By furthermore controlling the size of the spark gap as a function of the current operating situation, it is possible to produce an optimum ignition spark for the current operating situation, which in turn results in advantages with regard to the possibility of, in combination with other combustion-related parameters, such as, for example, ignition time, type of fuel/air mixture, the turbulence configuration in the cylinder, temperature, degree of supercharging, compression etc., refining the combustion process in order to achieve advantages with regard to the environment, fuel consumption, drivability in different situations etc.
- Further advantages and features of the invention emerge from the description and patent claims below.
- The invention is explained in greater detail below by means of exemplary embodiments shown in the appended drawing.
- In the drawing,
- FIG. 1 shows a diagrammatic view of a cylinder in an engine with an ignition electrode arrangement according to the invention,
- FIGS.2-4 show variants of the embodiment in FIG. 1,
- FIGS. 5a and 5 b show a view V-V in FIG. 4, with parts in different positions,
- FIG. 6 shows a variant of the embodiment in FIG. 4,
- FIG. 7 shows a simplified part view from FIG. 6, and
- FIG. 8 shows a section along VIII-VIII in FIG. 7.
- FIG. 1 shows diagrammatically a cylinder1 in an internal combustion engine, otherwise not shown in greater detail, with spark ignition, in this case of the Otto type. A
piston 4 reciprocates in acylinder block 2 which is covered at the top by acylinder head 3. The cylinder 1 is provided with anignition electrode arrangement 5 for igniting a fuel mixture introduced into the cylinder. Customary inlet and outlet valves in the cylinder, as well as other conventional components, have been omitted for the sake of simplicity and clarity, but do of course form part of the engine described. - The
ignition electrode arrangement 5 includes an ignition means 6 which is fastened removably in thecylinder head 3 and forms afirst electrode 7, and a second electrode 8 mounted on thecylinder head 3. Asecond electrode 9, which is arranged on thepiston 4 and is here designed as a raised portion laterally offset relative to the ignition means 6, is also present in addition to the second electrode 8. - The
first electrode 7 is arranged movably in the ignition means 6 and can, by means of anoperating device 10 arranged on the ignition means 6, be displaced to and fro in the direction of thedouble arrow 11, essentially in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder. By virtue of the fact that thefirst electrode 7 is therefore movable relative to thecylinder head 3 and relative to thepiston 4, it is possible to vary the size of the spark gap by means of theoperating device 10 which, for the purpose, can suitably be controlled by acontrol unit 13 forming part of the ignition system of the vehicle in order in this way to vary the size of the spark gap as a function of suitable operating parameters, according to requirements. It is also possible to make thecontrol unit 13 control the ignition voltage also as a function of suitable operating parameters, according to requirements, and in this manner to achieve further improved ignition control. - The second electrode8 is also mounted movably and can, by means of an
operating device 14, be displaced to and fro in the direction of thedouble arrow 15. For this purpose, it runs in a sealed manner in acurved guide 12 in the cylinder head. Theoperating device 14, like theoperating device 10, is also advantageously controlled by thecontrol unit 13 forming part of the ignition system. In this connection, the second electrode 8 forms an earth electrode and can, if appropriate, be mounted on a roller in theoperating device 14. - By virtue of the fact that the second electrode8 mounted in the cylinder head is also movable, an improved possibility is afforded for setting a spark gap size which is suitable for a current operating situation, so that the spark has optimum effect.
- In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the
first electrode 7 is movable in the same manner as in FIG. 1, while the second electrode 8 is mounted pivotably in thecylinder head 3, in a plane essentially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the cylinder, in order in this way to make it possible to change the size of the spark gap to the ignition means 6. The pivoting movement is controlled by means of theoperating device 14 so as to impart a movement according to thedouble arrow 15. The necessary sealing between the second electrode 8 and thecylinder head 3 has been omitted here for the sake of clarity. - In FIG. 3, the second electrode8 can be displaced axially to and fro in a
guide 12 in thecylinder head 3. Displacement in the direction of thedouble arrow 15 is brought about by means of theoperating device 14. Thefirst electrode 7 is movable in the same manner as in FIG. 1. - In FIG. 4, the
first electrode 7 is not only axially displaceable in the direction of thedouble arrow 11 but also pivotable in the direction of the double arrow 16, essentially about the longitudinal direction of the ignition means 6. In a corresponding manner, the second electrode 8 is pivotable in the direction of the double arrow 17 in addition to being axially displaceable in the direction of thedouble arrow 15. In this case, thefirst electrode 7 constitutes an arm which projects radially from the end of aspindle 7 a mounted movably in the ignition means 6. In a corresponding manner, the second electrode 8 constitutes an arm which projects radially from the end of aspindle 8 a mounted movably in thecylinder head 3. The relative movement between the first andsecond electrodes 7, 8 according to the double arrows 16, 17 can be seen in greater detail in FIG. 5a, in which the electrodes are in one of many possible relative positions. - According to FIG. 4, the
spindle 8 a of the second electrode 8 is mounted in aholder 18 which is mounted rotatably in thecylinder head 3 and, by means of theoperating device 14, can be rotated about an axis essentially parallel to the axis of the cylinder 1. By rotating theholder 18 according to thedouble arrow 20 in FIG. 5a, the second electrode 8 can also be moved in the lateral direction relative to thefirst electrode 7, for example from a position shown in FIG. 5a to a position shown in FIG. 5b closer to thefirst electrode 7. However, movement according to the double arrows 16 and 17 is also still possible. - In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the
spindle 8 a of the second electrode 8 is mounted directly in thecylinder head 3 for movement according to thedouble arrows 15, 17 by means of theoperating device 14. Thefirst electrode 7 is movable in the same manner as in FIG. 4 and is therefore movable according to thedouble arrows 11, 16. Possible movements of theelectrodes 7 and 8 are shown in greater detail in FIGS. 7 and 8. - In addition to the exemplary embodiments shown above, a number of other embodiments are of course possible within the scope of the invention., according to requirements and conditions.
- If appropriate, the ignition means6 can be combined with a device for fuel injection, the tip of this device suitably being designed so as to be displaceable/rotatable according to requirements. If appropriate, the second electrode 8 can also be combined with a fuel injection device arranged in a fixed or movable manner.
- As shown, the invention can be applied to spark-ignited engines of the Otto type, but there is of course nothing to prevent the invention being applied instead to, for example, a two-stroke engine or another type of spark-ignited engine.
- The adjustability of the electrodes and thus the adjustability of the size and/or the position of the spark gap proposed according to the invention make it possible in a suitable manner to change the spark gap and the spark position as a function of the current operating situation, if appropriate in combination with control of the ignition voltage. In this way, a possibility is afforded for influencing the combustion in the cylinder advantageously so that improvements can be achieved with regard to, for example, fuel consumption, drivability and environmental aspects.
- In the embodiment shown, the first electrode is35 intended to be positive and the second electrode negative. A reversed embodiment is nevertheless also possible. It is furthermore possible to arrange both the first and the second electrode in the ignition means and then to make both movable in the indicated manner.
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1. Ignition electrode arrangement for a cylinder in an internal combustion engine, for example an Otto engine, in which a cylinder head (3) bears a first electrode (7) and a second electrode (8) which interact with one another, at least the first electrode (7) being arranged on an ignition means (6) fastened in the cylinder head, characterized in that both the first electrode (7) and the second electrode (8) are arranged movably relative to the cylinder head, in order to make a variable spark gap and/or a variable spark position possible, and that the second electrode (8) is arranged in the cylinder head, separately from the ignition means (6).
2. Ignition electrode arrangement according to claim 1 , characterized in that the first electrode (7) is movable essentially in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder.
3. Ignition electrode arrangement according to claim 1 , characterized in that the first electrode (7) is movable essentially in a plane at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the cylinder 4.
4. Ignition electrode arrangement according to claim 1 , characterized in that the first electrode (7) is movable both in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder and in a plane at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the cylinder.
5. Ignition electrode arrangement according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that the first electrode (7) is connected to an operating device (10), by means of which it can be moved.
6. Ignition electrode arrangement according to claim 5 , characterized in that the operating device (10) is controlled by a control unit (13) forming part of the ignition system of the vehicle.
7. Ignition electrode arrangement according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that the second electrode (8) is thread-shaped and is axially movable in a guide (12) arranged in the cylinder head (3).
8. Ignition electrode arrangement according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that the second electrode (8) is mounted pivotably in the cylinder head (3) and is pivotable in a plane essentially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the cylinder.
9. Ignition electrode arrangement according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that the second electrode (8) is mounted pivotably in the cylinder head (3) and is pivotable in a plane essentially at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the cylinder.
10. Ignition electrode arrangement according to claim 9 , characterized in that the second electrode (8) is displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder.
11. Ignition electrode arrangement according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second electrode (8) is connected to an operating device (14), by means of which it can be moved.
12. Ignition electrode arrangement according to claim 11 , characterized in that the operating device (14) is controlled by a control unit (13) forming part of the ignition system of the vehicle.
13. Method for generating an ignition spark in an internal combustion engine, for example an Otto engine, in which an ignition spark is generated between a first electrode (7) on an ignition means (6) fastened in a cylinder head (3) and a second electrode (8), characterized in that the position of both the electrodes (7, 8) , one on the ignition means (6) and the other one arranged in the cylinder head, separately from the ignition means (6) is varied during operation in order to change the size of the spark gap.
14. Method according to claim 13 , characterized in that the position of both the electrodes (7, 8) is varied during operation in order to change the position of the spark gap.
15. Method according to claim 13 or 14 , characterized in that the size of the spark gap is varied as a function of the current operating situation, on the basis of control information from a control unit (13) forming part of the ignition system of the vehicle.
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